mujh se achchha nahin
kuchh bura bhi nahin

thik mujh sa bhi shayad nahin
mujh ko mahsus hota hai kuchh mukhtalif bhi nahin

wo jo ek ajnabi aaj aaya hai is shahr mein
ain-mumkin hai paida yahin wo hua ho

jawan ho gaya to kisi dusre des mein ja basa
na-rawa mausamon ke thapedon ki yalghaar mein

kuchh fasurda o maghmum bikhra hua
laut aaya ho ek roz apne purane isi shahr mein

ye bhi mumkin hai wo
ek dushman qabile ka koi safir-e-adawat ya dahshat ho ya phir koi

hijraton ke tasalsul ka wamanda rah-rau
ghadi do ghadi ke liye mere is shahr mein ruk gaya ho

wo ek be-ghari se kisi dusri be-ghari mein yahan aa gaya ho
wo mafrur qatil ho mumkin hai is shahr ko

kunj-e-mahfuz shayad samajhta ho ye sochta ho
guzar jaenge aafiyat se shab o roz baqi ke us ke yahan

main to sar-sabz-o-shadab barson jiya lahlahaya isi khak par
jism apna tha main

zehn apna tha main
khud se maqdur ke daere mein shanasa bhi tha

hadsa mujh pe guzra ajab ye ki main
aaj apni hi pahchan ke kaise aazar mein ghir gaya

ab yahan kaun hun
nam mera hai kya

kis ka ham-dam hun main
kis ka ham-zad hun

kaun mera hai ham-zad chaaron taraf se umadti hui bhid mein
baad-e-masmum mein

jism o jaan ko jhulasti hui reg-e-paikar mein ghar gaya
main mukafat ke sail-e-asrar main ghar gaya